2030 Sky Event Almanac

Indian Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2030 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     IST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  21:03  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
    01  23:19  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    03  02:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    04  04     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  08:19  NEW MOON 
    06  19     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    11  19:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  14:21  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
    15  00:42  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    17  04:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  21:24  FULL MOON 
    22  14     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    26  03:16  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    26  23:44  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  07:32  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  21:33  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
    29  06:44  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    30  08:58  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  03:34  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  21:37  NEW MOON 
    10  04     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  11:36  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  17:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  08:52  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  09:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  11:50  FULL MOON 
    22  08:58  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  15:31  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  16:49  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  07:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  12:07  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  10:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  18:59  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  12:05  NEW MOON 
    10  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  07:53  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  16:48  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  12:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  14:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  04     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    19  23:26  FULL MOON 
    20  19:21  Vernal Equinox 
    21  16:59  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    22  03:30  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    23  23:38  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  18:01  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  11:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  03     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  15:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  06:46  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  16     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 03  03:32  NEW MOON 
    04  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  21:02  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  13:01  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    06  23:59  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    07  00:17  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  13:59  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  08:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  03:15  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  08:50  FULL MOON 
    19  09:14  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  05:33  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    21  02:14  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  15:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  01     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    25  00:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  19:42  NEW MOON 
    04  06:23  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  09:09  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  14     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  17:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  22:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  16     Jupiter at Opposition 
    14  22     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  14:06  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  11:19  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  16:49  FULL MOON 
    17  19:15  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  12:36  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    19  00:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  12     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  10:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  16     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  11:44  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  11:51  NEW MOON 
    01  11:58  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    01  23:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  23     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  09:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  18     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  23:38  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  17:12  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    14  23:28  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  05:07  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  10:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  00:03  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    16  00:11  FULL MOON 
    21  13:01  Summer Solstice 
    22  02     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  22:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  02     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  18:39  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  19:44  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    28  03:42  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  10:41  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  05:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  20:02  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran

Date     IST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  03:04  NEW MOON 
    04  18     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  16:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  06:51  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    10  23:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  09:01  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  20:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  10:42  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  07:42  FULL MOON 
    22  13:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  01:33  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  10:25  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  16:14  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  10:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  15:29  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  16     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  18:40  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  04:48  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  16:41  NEW MOON 

Aug 02  02:20  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    05  02     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  12:18  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    06  02     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    06  22:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  06:56  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  16:16  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    09  01:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  04:20  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  08     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  16:14  FULL MOON 
    21  06:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  09:10  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    22  03:45  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    22  04:19  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  13:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  04:37  NEW MOON 
    30  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  17:49  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  16:41  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  07     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  21:46  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    04  22:36  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    05  02:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  03:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  09:47  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    12  02:48  FULL MOON 
    15  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  17:06  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    18  02     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  13:15  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  15:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  23:39  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    20  01:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  04:57  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  12:41  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  15:25  NEW MOON 
    29  01:14  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  21:09  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  05:54  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    02  03:25  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    02  03:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  08:47  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  09:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  08     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  16:17  FULL MOON 
    12  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  00:48  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  18:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  19:51  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  18:51  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  20:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  16     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    22  00     Orionid Meteor Shower
    27  01:47  NEW MOON 
    28  17:37  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    28  22:59  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  08:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  11:16  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  17:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  01     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  16     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  09:00  FULL MOON 
    11  07:48  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    11  23:33  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    12  00:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  00     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  10:30  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    14  01:59  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  06     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  14:02  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  22:01  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  12:16  NEW MOON 
    25  12:20  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  19:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  02:37  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    27  00:49  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    27  21     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 02  04:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  05     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  14:05  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    09  01:36  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  06:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  03:58  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    10  04:10  FULL MOON 
    10  15:33  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    13  03     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  20     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  05:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  07:52  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    22  01:39  Winter Solstice 
    23  04     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  09:16  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  16:21  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  20:38  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  15:39  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    24  23:02  NEW MOON 
    26  03:53  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  15     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  19:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
  • Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
  • Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
  • Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
  • Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
  • Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
  • Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
    - during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
    - during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
  • Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
  • Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
  • Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit

  • Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
  • Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
  • Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
  • Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
  • Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
  • Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus

2030 Phases of the Moon

Indian Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2030 Phases of the Moon
Indian Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 08:19 Jan 11 19:36 Jan 19 21:24 Jan 26 23:44
Feb 02 21:37 Feb 10 17:19 Feb 18 11:50 Feb 25 07:28
Mar 04 12:05 Mar 12 14:18 Mar 19 23:26 Mar 26 15:21
Apr 03 03:32 Apr 11 08:27 Apr 18 08:50 Apr 25 00:09
May 02 19:42 May 10 22:41 May 17 16:49 May 24 10:27
Jun 01 11:51 A Jun 09 09:06 Jun 16 00:11 p Jun 22 22:49
Jul 01 03:04 Jul 08 16:32 Jul 15 07:42 Jul 22 13:37
Jul 30 16:41 Aug 06 22:13 Aug 13 16:14 Aug 21 06:45
Aug 29 04:37 Sep 05 03:25 Sep 12 02:48 Sep 20 01:26
Sep 27 15:25 Oct 04 09:26 Oct 11 16:17 Oct 19 20:20
Oct 27 01:47 Nov 02 17:26 Nov 10 09:00 Nov 18 14:02
Nov 25 12:16 T Dec 02 04:27 Dec 10 04:10 n Dec 18 05:31
Dec 24 23:02 Dec 31 19:06 --

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.

If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
IST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
BST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ICT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AWST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
JST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ACT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AEST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NCT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NZST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.

The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
Solstice/Equinox (Earth) ± 0.5 minute
Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU
Solar and Lunar Eclipses ± 0.5 minute
Phases of the Moon ± 0.5 minute
Moon at Nodes ± 2 minutes
Apogee/Perigee of Moon ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers
Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet ± 10 minutes
Conjunctions of Planet with Planet ± 3 hours
Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) ± 3 hours
Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets ± 30 minutes

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.

Acknowledgements

All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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